Shooting a wedding is easy
Yeah. It really is..
Once you have about 50 weddings under your belt. And even then, the experienced ones still encounter things and situations they have never encountered before. Whilst the technologies for cameras have improved vastly over the decades, it still cannot take your picture for you.. nor will it know how to adjust itself to cater for that huge group photo in a vast high ceiling hall you're about to shoot.
Yup.. you can shoot for free.. and rid yourself of any 'responsibility'.. you can tell them, its for your portfolio.. you can tell them you cannot guarantee any shots.. brilliant.. your ass is covered. However, is it fair for the Bride and Groom and their families. Is it fair for their kids in years to come when they wonder why other people's parents have wedding pics but theirs don't. On top of that.. yes, today, your client says its ok.. never mind.. we dont mind.. but will his/her partner mind? Will their parents mind? Will he or she change her mind and start saying.. " Oh yeah, he took our weddings pics for us.. but they didnt come out ok.. he missed a lot of shots.. our family formals were blur.. oh well.. it was free.."
Being a wedding photographer ISNT as easy as people seem to think. Its carries with it a huge responsibility and commitment. It is hours of on-location work and even longer off-site. The reason why I started this apprenticeship scheme is to allow others a chance to learn without the risk of the B&G not having any pics to show for it. It allows the apprentice to learn and see what its all about. I do not simply take them in just because they asked.. they must have certain qualities.. commitments.. responsibilities... integrity... Learning to shoot weddings is not something you can do in a day or a week or a month.. there are lots of things to learn and understand (as I'm sure Mizi and Eyan have seen). There is also the factor of just being a one-off wedding photographer OR a successful one. Patience is key. Those that are too keen to jump in the sea are those that often down first.
Once you have about 50 weddings under your belt. And even then, the experienced ones still encounter things and situations they have never encountered before. Whilst the technologies for cameras have improved vastly over the decades, it still cannot take your picture for you.. nor will it know how to adjust itself to cater for that huge group photo in a vast high ceiling hall you're about to shoot.
Yup.. you can shoot for free.. and rid yourself of any 'responsibility'.. you can tell them, its for your portfolio.. you can tell them you cannot guarantee any shots.. brilliant.. your ass is covered. However, is it fair for the Bride and Groom and their families. Is it fair for their kids in years to come when they wonder why other people's parents have wedding pics but theirs don't. On top of that.. yes, today, your client says its ok.. never mind.. we dont mind.. but will his/her partner mind? Will their parents mind? Will he or she change her mind and start saying.. " Oh yeah, he took our weddings pics for us.. but they didnt come out ok.. he missed a lot of shots.. our family formals were blur.. oh well.. it was free.."
Being a wedding photographer ISNT as easy as people seem to think. Its carries with it a huge responsibility and commitment. It is hours of on-location work and even longer off-site. The reason why I started this apprenticeship scheme is to allow others a chance to learn without the risk of the B&G not having any pics to show for it. It allows the apprentice to learn and see what its all about. I do not simply take them in just because they asked.. they must have certain qualities.. commitments.. responsibilities... integrity... Learning to shoot weddings is not something you can do in a day or a week or a month.. there are lots of things to learn and understand (as I'm sure Mizi and Eyan have seen). There is also the factor of just being a one-off wedding photographer OR a successful one. Patience is key. Those that are too keen to jump in the sea are those that often down first.
posted by DC at
1/23/2007 07:50:00 pm
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